Religion and Politics
GOVT 344
Spring 2019 not offered
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Certificates: Civic Engagement, Environmental Studies |
Course Cluster: Christianity Studies |
The Islamic State movement challenges state borders and the separation of mosque and state. Can theocracy be justified in political theory? In contrast, how can an organized religion accept public constitutional boundaries and rule? Can the concepts of law in religion and politics be reconciled? Should church and state be separate, and if so, how? How has religion affected political institutions, and, in turn, been affected by them? Which religious values are compatible with democracy, and which ones go beyond democracy? We will explore the relation of three monotheisms--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--to political life in nation-states and empires through theoretical and empirical readings from ancient, medieval, and modern times. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(ENVS-MN)(GOVT)(GOVT-Theory) |
Major Readings:
BIBLE (selections) QUR'AN (selections) Heschel, THE PROPHETS (selections) Bourke, ed., THE ESSENTIAL AUGUSTINE Habermas and Ratzinger, DIALECTICS OF SECULARIZATION Reichley, FAITH IN AMERICAN POLITICS Liebman and Don-Yehiya, CIVIL RELIGION IN ISRAEL Lee, RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Creswell and Haykel, "Battle Lines" Ruthven, "Inside the Islamic State"
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Examinations and Assignments: Class presentation and paper; essay; midterm quiz; final exam. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Some background in social or political theory -- from GOVT, SOC, HIST, PHIL, RELI, CSS, or COL -- is helpful. |
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